The operation was prepared by the Interior Ministry and the State Fiscal Service to uncover and halt the actions of the large criminal group acting in Rivne region, which was “leeching from illegal amber production”. The illegally extracted amber was found in the vehicle during the search carried out by the police. Criminal proceedings have already been launched. As the Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote on Facebook, according to preliminary estimates, the cost of the seized amber is over 3 mln US dollars.
On Monday night, a special group of the Interior Ministry in Rivne region seized over 2.5 tonnes of illegally obtained amber, packed for shipping abroad, press service of the police in Rivne region reports. casinoin.